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Job loss due to COVID-19 has affected millions of Canadians — women disproportionately so. Female employees became unemployed at a rate of 60% higher than men at the onset of the pandemic according to the Unmasking Gender Inequity study published by the BC Women’s Health Foundation. As primary caregivers at home, women 25-55 lost up to six times more work hours than their male counterparts — leading to more anxiety, depression and burnout. While the pandemic may not be over, a new ini...

by Charlie Smith on March 6th, 2021 at 4:05 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 Like many B.C. small business owners, Eryn Beattie has faced enormous challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Luna Collective, her vintage and handmade goods shop in Victorias Fernwood neighbourhood, supports more than 50 other women-owned Canadian businesses. But being forced to close for three months last spring was an "incredible challenge". "It was the right thing to do to try to slow the spread of the virus, but it ...